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Thread #104158   Message #2129793
Posted By: Joe Offer
20-Aug-07 - 01:59 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Songs with actions: An annoying fad?
Subject: RE: Folklore: Songs with actions: An annoying fad?
I think it would be an overstatement to call it a "craze," Dick. If I see an action song once every five evenings of music, I'd be surprised. Shimrod, how often does this happen? I'd certainly be annoyed if there were two or three action songs every song session or concert I attended, but that isn't the case.

In Northern California, Ed Silberman does the "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" song - so nobody else does. I've seen it a couple of times. That's enough. The novelty of such songs wears off quickly. I think that goes for any novelty song - if you've sung it for the same audience twice, that may be too often.
So, I keep looking for new audiences for "The Key of R."

-Joe-